Florida Man Involved In Bizarre Bank Robbery With Unlocked Doors
It’s not every day that you see a bank robbery with unlocked doors while the bank is closed. Looks like someone made a mistake!
Typically, banks are locked over the weekends. This time, the doors were left unlocked for anybody to enter. Well, that’s what happened. Did the Florida Man get away with any money? Learn more about this bizarre bank robbery with unlocked doors below!
Bizarre Bank Robbery With Unlocked Doors In Florida
According to CBS 12 NEWS, Martin County Sheriff’s detectives are investigating the strange case that happened at a Wells Fargo Bank in Hobe Sound, Florida over the weekend. Police say the doors to the bank were unlocked and a masked individual walked right in!
Around 7pm on Saturday night, CBS 12 NEWS reports that Martin County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the Wells Fargo after the bank’s alarm monitoring system went off alerting police of a bank robbery in progress saying there was a masked man inside the bank. However, when police quickly arrived at the scene they discovered nobody was there. It turns out the alarm monitoring service waited an hour to call police and the suspect was gone.
Martin County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy John Budensiek tells CBS 12 NEWS, “They put our deputies’ lives in jeopardy as they ran lights and sirens to a bank robbery in progress. They were treating it like there was some employee in the bank being held up by a gun because that’s the information we were given essentially.”
Later, police found 33-year-old Colton Vanhonhenstien after he was caught on camera at a nearby BP gas station buying a bandana face covering, per CBS 12 NEWS. Reports say he was seen walking into the bank with unlocked doors and opening a few drawers and cabinets but they were all empty. So, he left without taking anything. However, just because you don’t leave with anything and the doors were unlocked doesn’t mean a crime wasn’t committed!
Vanhonhenstien has been charged with burglary of an unoccupied structure and he’s currently being held on $20,000 bond. Now, bank customers are left wondering how this even could have happened and are concerned about the safety of their money.